The Zodiac Ciphers Revisited: A New Interpretation

by Cynthia D. Witherspoon

Could the Zodiac Killer's handwriting habits be the key to solving his ciphers?

Between 1969 and 1974, the Zodiac serial killer sent a series of letters, greeting cards, and ciphers to newspapers in the Bay Area of California. These correspondences taunted the police and detailed murders that he claimed to have committed. Along with sixteen confirmed letters, a total of six ciphers were received from the Zodiac; all were sent to newspapers with the demand that they be published. It was through these ciphers that Zodiac provided clues to his identity.

But the ciphers were never conclusively solved.

Through the use of forensic document examination techniques, Witherspoon has purposed a new interpretation of all six Zodiac ciphers that not only describe the crimes he committed, but also an identity and profile of one of the most enigmatic killers in American history.

36 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 8, 2016

About the author

Cynthia D. Witherspoon is an award winning writer of Southern Gothic, Paranormal Romance, and Urban Fantasy. She currently resides in South Carolina, but spent three years in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Always an avid reader, she began writing short stories in college. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in History from Converse College, and earned a Masters in Forensic Science at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.